New Dutch Positive List for pets: hopefully worth the wait
It’s finally here. Five years after the previous Dutch Positive List was declared invalid, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality today presented a new Positive List for pets.
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Two new members joined the Supervisory Board
Monique de Vries recently said goodbye to our Supervisory Board after three terms. We are very grateful to Monique for all those years in which she assisted AAP with her
EU Member States are Positive about protecting animals
Today, at the meeting of the Council of the European Union (Agriculture and Fisheries) a position paper was submitted by Cyprus and co-signed by Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta, calling for
Blog: the elephant tears of the circus
Today is World Circus Day. A day when we think of all the animals that are still exploited for something that people used to call entertainment. Most EU member states
50 years committed to helping exotic animals in need
On Thursday, the 14th of April, it is exactly 50 years ago that AAP (Animal Advocacy and Protection) was founded in The Netherlands. At first, all kinds of exotic animals
Rescued wild animals from Ukraine taken in by AAP
Last night, four young lions and an African wild dog arrived at the Spanish rescue centre of AAP. The animals were evacuated last week on a perilous journey from Ukraine
AAP awarded € 750,000 by Dutch Postcode Lottery
Suffering of exotic pets must be prevented AAP can create a solid positive list methodology thanks to extra gift AAP rescues exotic animals in need and advocates for better legislation
Group of animals from Ukraine soon to AAP
Because of the war in Ukraine it is now very unsafe for both humans and animals. However, a number of brave employees at a wildlife sanctuary near Kiev decided to
Fashion house Gucci sparks outrage with tiger campaign
Animal welfare organizations around the world are outraged by a Gucci campaign to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. For the GucciTiger campaign, the fashion house hired an actual tiger,
AAP to rescue most remaining wild animals from Portuguese circuses
The day before the first ever debate by the European Parliament on the need for an EU circus ban for the use of wild animals, AAP signed a contract with
Black leopard Bono saved from being a pet
AAP brought a black leopard to its Spanish rescue centre on Monday December 6. Bono, a three year old male, was illegally kept as a pet in Latvia. He had
Victory! France adopts landmark bill to end the suffering of wild animals
Sometimes change can come in the form of one big leap, as the French Parliament and Senate proved this week. After years of lagging behind other EU countries in animal